US EditionGuatemala to wind down Cuban doctors program this year
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By Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, Anabella González, and Merlin Delcid, CNN en Español. Guatemala announced Tuesday that it will gradually end its health cooperation agreement with Cuba throughout 2026. Under this agreement, hundreds of Cuban doctors provide care to the population of the Central American country, the Guatemalan Ministry of Public Health said in a statement sent to CNN. Currently, the Cuban Medical Brigade in Guatemala consists of 412 personn…
Guatemala to End Program with Cuban Healthcare Workers Amid U.S. Pressure
Guatemala will end its program involving Cuban healthcare workers, following a decision to bolster its own national health system. This move is influenced by U.S. pressure on countries to cut ties with Cuba. The decision affects current Cuban doctors working in Guatemala.
Guatemala to wind down Cuban doctors program this year
Over the course of this year Guatemala will end its participation in a program that has brought hundreds of Cuban healthcare workers to practice medicine in the Central American country, the Guatemalan government said on Tuesday.
The Government of Guatemala reported that it will gradually cease to renew the health cooperation agreement signed with the Republic of Cuba. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Minex) officially notified the decision to the Cuban Embassy accredited in the country, by means of a letter sent through the appropriate diplomatic channels. According to the diplomatic note, the non-renewal of the agreement will be applied gradually, as the current contra…
Day by Day News Guatemala – The Guatemalan government confirmed the termination of its cooperation agreement with Cuba, in place since 1998, for the deployment of medical brigades to the country. According to the Ministry of Health, the measure aims to strengthen the capacity of the public health system with Guatemalan personnel. The agreement, which lasted for nearly three decades, allowed for the presence of more than 400 Cuban professionals, …
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